Didacus of Alcalá
Spanish missionary
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Didacus of Alcalá, also known as Diego de San Nicolás, was a Spanish Franciscan lay brother who served as among the first group of missionaries to the newly conquered Canary Islands. He died at Alcalá de Henares on 12 November 1463 and is now... Wikipedia
Died: November 12, 1463, Alcala de Henares, Spain
Canonized: 10 July 1588, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Sixtus V
Feast: 13 November, 7 November (Franciscan Order in the United States and the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego)
Major shrine: Ermita de San Diego, San Nicolás del Puerto, Seville, Spain
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